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Singapore’s Trust Bank adds miles rewards to Freedom credit card

Trust Bank has added Trust Miles to its Freedom credit card, offering 1.3 miles per Singapore dollar on eligible local and overseas spending with no miles cap.

China’s CXMT says fifth-generation DRAM platform enters mass production

China’s CXMT says its fifth-generation DRAM platform has entered mass production, with new 24-gigabit LPDDR5X chips and higher output per wafer.

Alibaba’s Amap, Singapore Tourism Board launch city guides with 104 local picks

Alibaba’s Amap and the Singapore Tourism Board have launched Singapore Street Stars, seven themed rankings covering 104 attractions, neighborhoods and lifestyle spots.

RoboTechnik seeks up to $660M in Hong Kong share sale

China’s RoboTechnik Intelligent Technology is seeking up to about HK$5.18 billion ($660 million) in a Hong Kong share sale, with trading expected September 29.

Canada’s Enablence raises $18M to expand optical-chip output in Vietnam with Foxconn unit

Canada's Enablence Technologies has raised C$25 million ($18 million) to expand production of optical chips at its California plant and a Vietnam facility run in collaboration with ShunYun Technology, an unit of Taiwan's Foxconn.

[Discover Vietnam Tech] Vietnam’s startup ecosystem enters a new phase of growth, says SVF

In this interview with TNGlobal, Mandy Nguyen, Operation Director at Startup Vietnam Foundation (SVF), discussed the forces shaping Vietnam’s startup landscape, the opportunities and challenges facing local founders, and how policy, capital and ecosystem collaboration can help Vietnamese startups compete internationally. She also outlined SVF’s…

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One AI strategy, different infrastructure realities across APAC

Hitachi Vantara’s Wendy Koh examines why regional AI strategies across APAC still require local decisions on infrastructure, resilience, skills and regulation.

Takanori Nishiyama, Senior Vice President of APAC Sales and Country Manager, Japan at Keeper Security

Keeper Security’s Takanori Nishiyama on governing AI agents as privileged identities [Q&A]

Keeper Security’s Takanori Nishiyama discusses privileged identity controls for AI agents, including JIT access, secrets management, human approval and auditability.

China’s CXMT eyes NAND flash expansion as AI drives memory shortage

China’s CXMT is preparing an R&D production line for NAND flash memory, broadening beyond DRAM as AI infrastructure contributes to a global memory shortage.

Singlife says Salesforce AI agents cut handling time 30%, training time by half

Singlife says its Salesforce-powered AI agents are producing measurable customer-service gains, including 30 percent lower handling time and 50 percent shorter training for new hires.